Panasonic HDC-SX5PC Un-finalizing a DVD-RW, Creating a top menu, Deleting the top menu

Disc and card management

Un-finalizing a DVD-RW

This is for un-finalizing a DVD-RW so that it can be used for recording.

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HD mode

¬Rotate the mode dial to select and then select the [ ] tab.

STD mode

¬Rotate the mode dial to select .

1Press the MENU button, then select [DISC SETUP] # [UN-FINALIZE] # [YES] and press the cursor button.

MENU

2When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press

the cursor button.

≥When un-finalizing is complete, press the MENU button to exit the message screen.

≥(HD mode) Discs other than DVD-RW cannot be un-finalized. If there is no space remaining on the DVD-RW, the disc may not be un-finalized.

≥(STD mode) Discs other than DVD-RW (Video format) cannot be un-finalized. DVD-RW (VR format) after finalization can be recorded and edited in the same way as DVD-RW (VR format) before finalization.

≥When you un-finalize the disc, use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.

Creating a top menu

A top menu is displayed when a DVD-RAM is played back on other devices that support AVCHD.

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¬Rotate the mode dial to select and then select the [] tab.

1Connect this unit to the AC adaptor.

≥Creating a top menu cannot be executed when using a battery.

≥If the power supply stops while creating a top menu, the data may be damaged.

2Press the MENU button, then select [DISC SETUP] # [CREATE TOP MENU] # [YES] and press the cursor button.

MENU

3When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press

the cursor button.

≥After creating the top menu, press the MENU button to exit the message screen.

≥If a top menu is created, the disc becomes play-only and you can no longer record.

≥The top menu is not displayed on the unit, but it will be displayed when the disc is played back on other devices that support AVCHD.

≥Except for DVD-RAM, the top menu is created during finalizing.

ªDeleting the top menu

If you insert a DVD-RAM on which a top menu was created, the confirmation message appears when you set a recording mode. If you select [YES] to erase the top menu, the DVD-RAM can be recorded and edited in the same way as before the top menu was created.

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